The most important feature of the Collegium is its interdisciplinary approach to both the research and educational offer proposed by the employees with respect to all academic titles, types and fields of studies at the Warsaw School of Economics. The research issues of the unit are related to i.a. theory of economics, micro- and macroeconomics, international economics, economic history, regional and local economy, public finance and international financial markets and banking, in particular central banking, social insurance and environmental issues.
The academic units that conduct their research and studies in the field of social sciences are strongly represented in the Collegium. The locally and internationally acknowledged research led by sociologists, in particular specializing in the unique economic sociology, lawyers specializing in European law, constitutional law, administrative law as well as law theory and philosophy, political scientists specializing in the political science and new discipline of public policy, together with the specialists specializing in the field of social sciences as well as philosophers and ethicists. Furthermore, the research in the field of international relations, international security and European studies, especially with respect to the Economic and Monetary Union, institutions, politics and functioning of the entire European Union also deserves some credit.
The Collegium is an important authoritative and expert centre on a global and European scale. Additionally, the employees of the Collegium hold important positions in political and economic arenas in Poland as well as in the European institutions. They offer their knowledge and advice to international organisations as well as economic and financial institutions both domestic and abroad.
The research interests of the Collegium include a wide array of issues, beyond any boundaries created by the economic sciences. Many of our disciplines may be considered unique not only in the School, but also in the whole country. Other disciplines have their equivalents, however, the manner of teaching is far from the adopted pattern. Therefore, it offers a possibility of conducting interdisciplinary research in the most fascinating fields, which allows to quickly grasp any recent changes that have become nothing unusual nowadays both in Poland and worldwide. We provide strictly economic subjects, such as theory of the economy, history of economic thought, economic history of public finance and banking, management in the public sector, ecology, urban management, social and employment policy, social insurance, sociology, philosophy, political science, public administration, international relations, European integration and security. Each of these fields is subject to in-depth change and we exercise all our efforts to stay updated.
The Collegium is considered the interdisciplinary expert institution due to the employees’ profile of interests as well as the research conducted herein. Therefore, the employees work as advisers or consultants in the government bodies (including i.a. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Office of the Committee for European Integration, Ministry of Economy, Ministry of National Defence), the Sejm and Senate, municipal government, social and political organisations and mass media centres.
The detailed information about the academic research conducted by the employees of the Collegium may be found on websites of particular units.